12 | The Lion King
Milestones
U
nited Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc,
one of Africa’s largest financial ser-
vices institutions, swept the global
banking awards in London recently,
winning in five categories to become
one of the highest single winning bank
brands at the 2014 awards.
During the event, organized annually by
The Banker magazine, UBA was voted
‘Bank of the Year in Africa’ for 2014,
trumping others to win the highly covet-
ed award for pan-African bank brands.
This is the second time in three years
that UBA Plc has won the prestigious
award; the first time was in 2012.
Four country subsidiaries
also win
Four country subsidiaries of UBA Group
in Sierra Leone, Gabon, Senegal and
Cote D’Ivoire also won “Bank of the
Year” for their respective countries,
reflecting a brand excellence that cuts
across national bounds and pervades
the continent. UBA Senegal won the
award for the third consecutive year,
UBA Wins 5 Awards,
Dominates at Annual
Banker Awards in London
L-R: Ebele Ogbue, MD,
UBA CAPE; Charles
Aigbe, Divisional Head,
Marketing and Corporate
Relations, and Fiona Bruce
of the BBC at the awards
ceremony in London
having won in 2012 and 2013.
GMD/CEO welcomes rec-
ognition
Group Managing Director/CEO for UBA
Plc, Phillips Oduoza, said, “winning this
award twice in three years is a recog-
nition of our commitment to delivering
excellence and our consistent achieve-
ment of that goal. We remain focused
on the realization of our strategic intent
of becoming “Africa’s Global Bank”
and continue to explore opportunities in
